"capitano" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capitanos [plural], capitanoes [plural], capitani [plural]
Etymology: From Italian capitano. Doublet of captain and chieftain. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|capitano}} Italian capitano, {{doublet|en|captain|chieftain}} Doublet of captain and chieftain Head templates: {{en-noun|s|capitanoes|capitani}} capitano (plural capitanos or capitanoes or capitani)
  1. A head man.
    Sense id: en-capitano-en-noun-Fn31tvn-
  2. One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him. Categories (topical): Comedy, Stock characters
    Sense id: en-capitano-en-noun-IDKTp6xw Disambiguation of Comedy: 13 87 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 41 1 29 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 31 1 35 32

Inflected forms

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